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24.01.2022 Melbourne friends! Join Paul Barclay, ABC Radio National Big Ideas presenter, in conversation with contributors to Griffith Review 71 #SophieCunningham, #AnneOrford and #AlanSchwartz for an in-person event hosted by Readings. 6:30 pm, Monday 12 April 2021 The Collective, 139 Elgin Street, Carlton Free! Please register here: https://bit.ly/3sUyUN3... This will be a lively and thought-provoking discussion on the inelastic limits of the planet; on energy in all forms from nuclear and hydrogen to human; on how to treat hope and courage as muscles we can exercise; and on the potential for rupture bound up in the pandemic, the possibilities for change that it contains and the more critical question of how to set them underway. Griffith Review 71: Remaking the Balance explores our relationships with resources all that’s animal, vegetable and mineral as well as with so many less tangible commodities. What does sustainability look like in 2021 in terms of food, energy, memory, systems and hope? This event is free to attend however bookings are essential. Please note this show will be recorded for later broadcast. For more information about the panel head to: https://bit.ly/3s3oSb8
24.01.2022 'Christian Thompson’s digital photographic prints could be stills from a morality play in which he performs the sole protagonist. Composed as overtly poetic allegories with quixotic themes from the comedic to the mock tragic, they are thick with suggestion and references and ever open to interpretation.' Artist Christian Thompson’s exquisite photo essay 'Equinox' appears in the print edition of Griffith Review 69: The European Exchange. On sale now, here: https://www.griffi...threview.com/store/the-european-exchange/. Text extracted from a catalogue essay by Professor Ian McLean, the Hugh Ramsey Chair of Australian Art History at the University of Melbourne. Image [detail] courtesy of the artist and Michael Reid Berlin. The European Exchange is co-edited by @Natasha Cica and Ashley Hay - Writer and published in partnership with ANU Australian Studies Institute and ANU College of Law.
22.01.2022 To celebrate the release of NewSouth Publishing's powerful new literary anthology Living with the Anthropocene, we've unlocked selected essays from our archive by three of the book's many excellent contributors. Available to read are: Cameron Muir's reportage piece on the plight of seabirds on Lord Howe Island https://bit.ly/2TiAIzb Tony Birch's memoir on narratives of country https://bit.ly/2TjUtq4... Sophie Cunningham's essay on the disaster of Cyclone Tracy https://bit.ly/2INzbz5 All unlocked until Monday 26 October
20.01.2022 Are you in Brisbane on Sunday 28 March? Here's something quite special for you to do! Emeritus professor Ian Lowe, author, pre-eminent scientist and a former president of the Australian Conservation Foundation, in conversation with #GriffithReview at World Science Festival Brisbane! Join Griffith Review 71: Remaking the Balance contributors #SophieCunningham, #IanLowe and #JasminMcGaughey and editor #AshleyHay as they explore the ways in which our changing relationships with ...resources are altering what we do with all that’s animal, vegetable and mineral as well as with less tangible commodities such as memory, stories and hope. Sunday 28 March 1pm to 2pm Queensland Conservatorium https://bit.ly/WSFBGR SPECIAL 2-FOR-THE-PRICE-OF-1 OFFER ENTER PROMO CODE GR71WSFB AT CHECKOUT This is a compelling discussion on the inelastic limits of the planet; on energy in all forms from nuclear and hydrogen to human; on how to treat hope and courage as muscles we can exercise; and on the potential for rupture bound up in the pandemic, the possibilities for change that it contains and the more critical question of how to set them underway. Griffith Review: Remaking the Balance is presented with #WSFB2021 Academic Partner Griffith University. 'The original Australians worked out over tens of thousands of years that living in balance with the harsh natural systems of this continent, requires not just custom and practice, not just ceremony but a system of law that allowed them to live within the limits of the natural systems.' Ian Lowe. Formally educated in physics, Ian Lowe has been working for the last forty years on aspects of energy supply and use, especially environmental consequences such as climate change, as well as the broader issue of sustainable futures.
18.01.2022 'Those of us who have worked in crisis settings know well that communities will benefit in the longer term and in the face of other crises that will come by bridging the gulf between those in charge, the experts and decision-makers, and those affected, including the most marginalised and vulnerable.' In Griffith Review’s final 'Through the window’ exclusive, an occasional COVID-19 chronicle supported by Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, journalist Rachel Maher explains how community action is the key to containing the spread of coronavirus.
18.01.2022 Win a daypass to the Feminist Writers Festival plus a copy of the latest Griffith Review! Does Great Reads land in your inbox every Friday? Sign up to receive alerts about exclusive online content, giveaways and must reads from around the web. In this week’s edition, Mark Pesce dissects our collective election anxiety in the latest 'Through the Window' exclusive; Michael Gawenda explores 'the fraud at the heart of journalism' in this week's archive pick; discover what clima...te migration might look like thanks to new modelling by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine; and go back to the '90s to rewatch Dawson's Creek with Laura Glitsos in The Conversation. For a chance to win this week’s giveaway, be on the list by midday! It's free! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2ChZ0V2
17.01.2022 If you’re a First Nations writer, Varuna the Writers' House wants to support your storytelling through a First Nations Fellowship. Works of fiction, narrative non-fiction, poetry, children's books, graphic novels, dramatic/screen writing, writing for radio, translation, essays or short fiction are all eligible, and submissions in language are warmly welcome. Click the link below to find out how to apply.
17.01.2022 Congratulations to artist Louise Zhang, whose works have recently been acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria. Louise's work 'Slosh Samples #2 [detail] 2014' appears on the cover of Griffith Review 70: Generosities of Spirit on sale tomorrow! The works entering the permanent NGV collection include two major new paintings and a sculpture and explore a range of personal and cultural influences, including Zhang’s religious upbringing, her experiences as a Third-Culture ...Kid growing up Chinese-Australian, and traditional Chinese symbolism. Beauty brands curator MECCA contributed towards the acquisition of the group of works as part of their quest to empower women in the arts. Find out more at the Artereal Gallery website: https://artereal.com.au/louise-zhang-20/
16.01.2022 Please join us for the launch of Griffith Review 70: Generosities of Spirit! 6.307.30pm, Thursday 12 November 2020 Zoom event hosted by Avid Reader Bookshop FREE! Register via link below ... The end of this challenging year feels like a good time to be exploring and celebrating generosities of spirit with powerful short fiction, non-fiction and poetry from an exciting range of emerging and established voices. Join Generosities of Spirit featured authors #AllanahHunt, #KateVeitch, #RhiannaBoyle and #KristinaOlsson in conversation with Griffith Review Managing Editor John Tague as they reflect on the year that was. This very special event celebrates the winners of Griffith Review’s latest Novella Project and showcases two of its featured poets, #RebeccaJessen and #ZenobiaFrost. https://avidreader.com.au//griffith-review-70-generosities
14.01.2022 Wherever you are, you’re invited! Join us for the launch of Griffith Review 70: Generosities of Spirit. 6.307.30pm, Thursday 12 November 2020 Zoom event hosted by Avid Reader Bookshop FREE! Register via link below... The end of this challenging year feels like a good time to be exploring and celebrating generosities of spirit with powerful short fiction, non-fiction and poetry from an exciting range of emerging and established voices. Join Generosities of Spirit featured authors #AllanahHunt, #KateVeitch, #RhiannaBoyle and #KristinaOlsson in conversation with Griffith Review Managing Editor John Tague as they reflect on the year that was. This very special event celebrates the winners of Griffith Review’s latest Novella Project and showcases two of its featured poets, #RebeccaJessen and #ZenobiaFrost. https://avidreader.com.au//griffith-review-70-generosities
12.01.2022 'EVEN ON THE opposite side of the planet, it feels excruciating, like a panic attack that never quite reaches its climax. You just want it to be over. Everyone wants it to be over a shared wish that may be the last thing uniting all Americans, whether at home, or here in Sydney.' In the latest #ThroughTheWindow from Griffith Review, American-Australian author #MarkPesce reflects on the intense anxiety felt around the globe of the US 2020 presidential race. Through the window, an occasional COVID-19 chronicle, is supported by Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas.
12.01.2022 New audio! The latest in Griffith Review's Lightning Talk series, produced in partnership with Griffith Library, is available to listen to now via the link below. In this episode, Ashley Hay, co-editor of Griffith Review 69: The European Exchange, explores the links and legacies that exist and thrive between that European north and this Australian south. Joining Ashley are: Pat Hoffie AM, professor emeritus at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. ... Anthony Macris, 2020 Griffith Review Queensland Writing Fellow, supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. Imogen Hayes, Global Marketing Manager Handpicked Wines and ‘Marketer Of The Year’ at the 2019 Woman In Wine Awards Griffith Review 69: The European Exchange is co-edited by Natasha Cica and Ashley Hay - Writer and published in partnership with ANU College of Law and ANU Australian Studies Institute.
11.01.2022 New audio! Griffith Review and Sydney Writers' Festival. Griffith Review 68: Getting On, published in April this year, continues to generate conversations with its exploration of aging, mortality and maturity and revelations about the complexities of lives lost and found. Listen to Tony Birch, Andrew Stafford and Jane R. Goodall in conversation with Griffith Review editor, Ashley Hay for Sydney Writers' Festival's 2020 podcast series. https://omny.fm//sydney-writ/griffith-review-68-getting-on
09.01.2022 A sneak preview from the new edition! 'This moment, the turn of the season, is loaded with a mythological freight of rebirth, a primeval resurrection. On this night, in this year, that sense of rebirth, of potential, feels like it’s worth bottling.' Enjoy an exclusive sneak preview of our new edition before it hits shelves tomorrow 3 November! Read Editor Ashley Hay's introduction to Griffith Review 70: Generosities of Spirit, a collection that features four fresh novellas and a whole lot more.
09.01.2022 In this week's Great Reads, three novelists #ChrisFlynn, #LauraJeanMcKay and #ErinHortle explore the risks and rewards of anthropomorphism in a fascinating conversation from our current edition; #FionaMurphy reveals Australia's disability discrimination in our archive pick; #LucyWallis shares the heartwarming story of a subway baby for BBC News; #MollyFischer investigates the boom in therapy apps for The Cut; plus your chance to win a copy of Judith Lucy's new memoir thanks to Simon & Schuster Australia! Access this week's Great Reads here: https://bit.ly/31YNMhA And if Great Reads doesn't land in your inbox every Friday, sign up here! https://bit.ly/2ChZ0V2
09.01.2022 Congratulations to everyone on the #PMLitAwards shortlist! Thrilled to see #GriffithReview contributors among the finalists! #CarrieTiffany #TaraJuneWinch #CharlotteWood #LisaGorton #OmarSakr #TimBonyhady #JessicaWhite #JohannaBell... See more
09.01.2022 Launch party! Pseudonaja, a small independent literary group based in Brisbane, Australia is launching A () Zine, a series of eight zines featuring the work of sixteen Brisbane-based and -connected artists and writers. Zines will be available for free, or for a small donation to help cover material costs, or you can buy the full collection of eight for a ten-dollar contribution. If donations exceed costs, additional money will be donated to Foodbank Queensland to support them in their ongoing response to COVID-19. Details via the link below.
07.01.2022 Do you receive our free weekly publication Great Reads? Be the first to know about unlocked online exclusives, reading recommendations and book giveaways. In recent editions we included pieces by Teela Reid, Melissa Lucashenko, Cameron Muir, Tony Birch, Sophie Cunningham and more! Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/2ChZ0V2
05.01.2022 Without hindsight | unlocked from the archive until 23 November 'Like a divorcee on the rebound, Britain is now desperately seeking to woo its old flame, the Commonwealth, even as its fifty-one other member-states are not exactly sure what Britain wants, and whether Britain is what they need.' In this essay from Griffith Review 59: Commonwealth Now, Salil Tripathi examines the UK's enduring inability to face the truth of its colonial history a blindness that threatens to compromise its future diplomatic relationships.
04.01.2022 Wondering how to commemorate #WorldWaterDay2021? We recommend reading Into the Deep, an essay novelist and critic James Bradley wrote for #GriffithReview’s #TheElementalSummer series in December 2020. 'We bear the ocean in our veins, in the salt of our blood, in our genetic memory of life’s birthplace.'
04.01.2022 It's tonight! There's still time to register for this lively conversation exploring and celebrating the launch of Griffith Review 70: #GenerositiesOfSpirit. 6.30 to 7:30pm Thurs 12 Nov Zoom with Avid Reader Bookshop FREE register by 4pm... #RhiannaBoyle #AllanahHunt #KateVeitch #KristinaOlsson https://bit.ly/2HZZylC
03.01.2022 Grace Tame is a remarkable young leader. Her courage and example are empowering survivors of sexual assault to reclaim their agency by telling their stories. In this Griffith University ‘A Better Future For All' conversation with Kerry O’Brien, Grace will explore these complex and personal issues and how they go to the heart of power relations. This is a conversation not to be missed. To register, visit: http://ow.ly/gcUW50E0HLg Your safety is important to us. Please practic...e self-care. If the content of this discussion causes you distress, contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732. In partnership with Home of the Arts.
03.01.2022 Join Griffith Review editor Ashley Hay - Writer and contributors to Griffith Review 68: Getting On #HelenGarner and Vicki Laveau-Harvie author as they discuss ageing in contemporary times. Griffith Review and Wollongong Writers Festival Seventy is the new fifty: : 6pm AEDT, Thursday 26 November 2020... : Zoom hosted by Wollongong Writers Festival : Via the link below. See more
02.01.2022 Last chance to be in the draw to win great prizes plus receive a free digital subscription to share! To celebrate our current edition, Griffith Review 69: The European Exchange, anyone with an active subscription at 11:59pm Monday 2 November 2020 goes into the draw to win one of five fabulous prizes. A subscription to Griffith Review helps us to continue championing the work of Australia’s best writers, thinkers and researchers.... Details here: https://www.griffithreview.com/2020-subscriber-competition/ With thanks to promotion partners Melanie Katsalidis Jewellery and Handpicked Wines.
01.01.2022 Join Helen Garner, award-winning author and journalist, online this Thursday evening for a conversation about aging in contemporary times with Griffith Review editor Ashley Hay and Stella Prize-winning author Vicki Laveau-Harvie author. Thursday, November 26, 6pm AEDT. In a world where seventy is the new fifty, old age isn’t what it used to be. By 2060, the ratio of Australians aged over sixty-five will have passed one in four. This unprecedented demographic transformation ma...rks a quiet revolution with far-reaching consequences for both individuals and wider society. Tickets are $10 + booking fee. Visit the link below to book yours. This is an online event hosted by Wollongong Writers Festival Repost from Wollongong Writers Festival
